Any one know anything about this guy? Both CBS and SI have no information on this guy.

Eric Pinkins FS

6'3" - 220 lbs.San Diego St.

info courtesy CBSPinkins is an impressive straight-line athlete with huge size for the position and who is well-suited playing up in the box, closing on plays in front of him. He's a bit stiff when asked to change direction, and has room to grow in terms of recognition, but he should be a good fit in Seattle where Kam Chancellor - a similar athlete - has succeeded despite many of the same criticisms when he came out of Virginia Tech.

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I love this pick in the 6th round. Dude is a freak athlete and is still learning the game. Can't wait to see if he can develop into a CB because we probably aren't going to be able to resign Maxwell barring some ridiculous drop off in performance/injury/suspension.

If he ends up being our starting CB across from Sherm, we are going to absolutely manhandle WRs.

JGfromtheNW wrote:I love this pick in the 6th round. Dude is a freak athlete and is still learning the game. Can't wait to see if he can develop into a CB because we probably aren't going to be able to resign Maxwell barring some ridiculous drop off in performance/injury/suspension.

If he ends up being our starting CB across from Sherm, we are going to absolutely manhandle WRs.

I think they obviously see him as the possible Browner/Thurmond replacement.

I've been following him since he committed to SDSU as he is the son of one of my friends. He'll make everyone forget about Browner (when he was on the field and on his game). He's a student of the game and fits the LOB mold.

HawkRam wrote:I've been following him since he committed to SDSU as he is the son of one of my friends. He'll make everyone forget about Browner (when he was on the field and on his game). He's a student of the game and fits the LOB mold.

It's a true blessing just to be part of the Legion of Boom. I actually want to earn my spot on the Legion of Boom, because I don't want to just come in and be a part of it. I want to come in, I want to compete and I want to help out the organization.- Eric Pinkins

It's a true blessing just to be part of the Legion of Boom. I actually want to earn my spot on the Legion of Boom, because I don't want to just come in and be a part of it. I want to come in, I want to compete and I want to help out the organization.- Eric Pinkins

Like this alot. Excited about this kid.

"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience." Mark Twain.

It's a true blessing just to be part of the Legion of Boom. I actually want to earn my spot on the Legion of Boom, because I don't want to just come in and be a part of it. I want to come in, I want to compete and I want to help out the organization.- Eric Pinkins

That's awesome. This is my favorite pick of the draft. I kept waiting for them to draft a corner and when I saw Pinkins I got excited about the prospect of another Kam, but to hear that he may end up at corner, well that's just terrific.

He is Browner 2.0, did you see his highlight where he blocked the punt and running towards a td, he tripped up and fell. I like this kids makeup, lets hope he has some coverage skills. Looks like he has long arms for swatting the ball away.

Carroll on moving Pinkins to playing press corner: “He’s a remarkable athlete, as long and tall as he is, and the speed that he has, and he has receiver background. So, he has a lot of good qualities that we like. The fact that he has such great arm length and he’s almost 6’3” gives us a chance to see if we can find him a spot at corner, first. He’s been a real physical guy. John reminded me that he’s been a really good tackler. We thought that was one of the things that jumped out on the film. So, we know he can play football. Now, we’d like to see whether we can package this thing to see if he can play outside. He played a lot on the slots, but covered a lot of man-to-man stuff on slot receivers. But, it’s going to be a transition for him, and we’re willing to go through, and we think he’s the perfect guy to give a shot at that.”

Carroll on whether Pinkins can be a safety type: “Absolutely, that’s what he does. That’s what he’s built his college career on; playing safety. He’s a hard hitter and a tackler, he would fall right into Kam’s kind of a role, and probably that kind of style if he’s playing safety. He gives us great flexibility, we think he’s a really cool pick because of that.”

Carroll on moving Pinkins to playing press corner: “He’s a remarkable athlete, as long and tall as he is, and the speed that he has, and he has receiver background. So, he has a lot of good qualities that we like. The fact that he has such great arm length and he’s almost 6’3” gives us a chance to see if we can find him a spot at corner, first. He’s been a real physical guy. John reminded me that he’s been a really good tackler. We thought that was one of the things that jumped out on the film. So, we know he can play football. Now, we’d like to see whether we can package this thing to see if he can play outside. He played a lot on the slots, but covered a lot of man-to-man stuff on slot receivers. But, it’s going to be a transition for him, and we’re willing to go through, and we think he’s the perfect guy to give a shot at that.”

Carroll on whether Pinkins can be a safety type: “Absolutely, that’s what he does. That’s what he’s built his college career on; playing safety. He’s a hard hitter and a tackler, he would fall right into Kam’s kind of a role, and probably that kind of style if he’s playing safety. He gives us great flexibility, we think he’s a really cool pick because of that.”

I just don't get it....every one of our Draft guys and Undrafted Free Agents can all "walk on water"! We do not have room for all sixteen........Pete better have a "sharp knife" handy because somebody ain't going to make the team! Will all 16 be invited to Training Camp in July?

Bigpumpkin wrote:I just don't get it....every one of our Draft guys and Undrafted Free Agents can all "walk on water"! We do not have room for all sixteen........Pete better have a "sharp knife" handy because somebody ain't going to make the team! Will all 16 be invited to Training Camp in July?

We have 90 players we can invite to camp, the problem you describe is one that you hate but would rather have then have all 16 make the roster plus the guys from last year. The key is to hope after it is done.

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Bigpumpkin wrote:I just don't get it....every one of our Draft guys and Undrafted Free Agents can all "walk on water"! We do not have room for all sixteen........Pete better have a "sharp knife" handy because somebody ain't going to make the team! Will all 16 be invited to Training Camp in July?

90 players make it through training camp and 3 preseason games, then a cut to 75 who get the 4th preseason game. Before the cut to 53/practice squad